Coloma, Montana

The ghost town of Coloma, Montana: Established in 1893, 25 years after the first claim was established; Once home to 1500 people, Coloma lies 4 miles from the town of Garnet, Montana; Considered by many to be a mystery camp, little is known about the town of Coloma, though travelers spoke of the relative pleasantness of arriving in Coloma after passing through rough and rowdy Garnet; At its height Coloma boasted a family mercantile, company store, a school, livery stable, blacksmith, a chamberlain boarding house complete with a reading room and 400 volume library, and 2 saloons; Coloma all but died in 1918, though the town was occupied briefly during the depression and in the 1950’s.